Davenport



C. W. MEVES AND F. G. HEHRMANN.

DAVENPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 050.6. 1919 1,367,621. Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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CHARLES W. MEVES AND FREDERICK Ga I-IERRMANN, 01 SI-IEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNORS TO. SHEBOYGAIT OO'U' COMPANY, OF SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, A

CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

DAVENPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedFeb. 8, 1921.

I Application filed December 6, 1919. Serial No. 342,999.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. Mnvns and FREDERICK G. HERRMANN, citizens of the United States, and residents of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Davenports, of which the following is a description, reference be ng had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specification.

The invention relates to davenports of the type convertible into a bed.

In devices of this character it is usual to ship the frame and the spring mattress structure in knockdown condition, the parts being set up to form the completed davenport after arrival at the shipping point. In view of the fact that this setting up is generally done by unskilled workmen, it is important that this problem of assembly be made as simple as possible. To this end we have provided a construction in which all the moving parts are connected to side plates which may be quickly attached or detached from the frame of the davenport by an unskilled workman.

A further object of the invention is to provide a davenport with a fixedback and to house all the parts connecting and actu ating the bed sections out of sight at the sides of and below the seat. Thus the usual.

preliminary lifting of the back is obviated, the opening of the davenport is greatly sim plified, the operator is relieved of any danger from a falling back and the appearance of thedavenport is improved.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereo i In the drawings: Figure 1 is an end view of a bed davenport embodyingthe invention, shown in closed position, one end thereofbeing removed; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the davenport converted into a bed; Fig. 3 is a detail front end view of the davenport converted into a bed, parts being broken away and parts being shown in. section; Fig. at is a detail view of one of the plate fasteners.

In the drawings, the numeral 4 designates an end frame, the other similar end not be ing shown, but both connected to a fixed back 5.

A pair of plates 6 are detachably connected to the end frames by means of'bolts 7 and hooks 8 secured to the side framesfi The bolt 7 passes through an elongated slot 9 in each plate and carries a wing nut 10 to clampthe plate against the adjacent end frame and the hook 8 is passed through an enlarged opening 11 in the plate and en gages the plate at the upper end of the open mg. All the moving parts ofthe davenport are carried by these plates and their connection with the end frames are so simple that any unskilled workman can readily set up the davenport.

A swinging front rail 12 is mounted on a pair of rail irons or swinging arms 13 pivotally mounted on pins 14 carried at the lower front corners of the plates. The front rail 12 is capable of swinging on these pivotal connections from its upright position shown in Fig. 1 to its inclined position shown in Fig. 2, its movement being limited by means of links 15 pivotally connected at one of their ends to the arms 13 and having slots 16 in their other ends in which stop pins 17 are mounted, said pins being carried by the plates 6.

Each front rail iron 13 has a forwardly extending projection 18at its upper end which is pivotally connected by a pin Him the lower portion of a bracket 20 secured to the frame of the seat member or cushionfll near the front end thereof. On the pivotal connections thus formed the seat may be inverted from its upright position shown in.

Fig. 1 to its inverted position shown in Fig. 2. This simple swinging movement of the seat to its inverted position by the operator is utilized to bring the bed section. of the davenport from a position beneath the seat: to extended operative position in the manner connected to the first bed section 22 through an intermedlate hinge section including links.

28 forming hinge members between the sec,-

tions 27 and The links 28 are pivotally mounted intermediate their ends upon 131115 29 pivotally supported in the upper portions formed as to permit the legs 31 being substantially vertically disposed when the pin 32 is at the rear end of the slot 34 and the pin 33 is atthe upper end of the slot 35, in

, which instance stops 36 on the plates prevent forward movement 'of said'legs, as shown in Fig. 2. It will also be noted that theupper end of the slot 35 extends rearwardly at an angle from the remainder of this slot, the bend 37 forming a temporary stop for the pin 33 as hereinafter described.

The parts are so mounted that when they are in closed position the bed sections 23 and 27 are disposed beneath the seat and the other parts at the sides of and beneath the seat. The seat section in its closed position is supported'at its forward end upon the front rail 12 and'at its rear end on rests 38 at the back of the davenport.

To change the deviceto its bed form the operator grasps the rear end of the seat member or cushion 21 and draws it upwardly and forwardly and over to inverted position, during which movement it swings on the arms 13 and at the same time these arms swing about the pins 14 and at the same time also this swinging movement moves the section 23 and the links 28 with it, thereby carrying the section 27 upwardly, its movement being guided by the movement of links or legs 31 in the slots 34 and 35, and when the pins 33 reach the bend 37 and the arms 13 have been stopped in their swinging movement by the pins 17 reaching the ends of the slots 16, then, as the seat 23 moves over to its final position, the links 28 7 are swung to a horizontal position in line with the section 27 while the pin 24 reaches the upper end of the slot 25 and the pins 32 and 33 reach the ends of their movement, the parts being then in the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position the bed sections are supported at the points 14, 17, 29, 24c and by the legs 31 and the usual foldable front legs 39.

To return thejparts to closed position the movement of the seat section is reversed fromthat of opening, whereby the IHOV- ments of the parts connected therewith are reversed from that previously described and the bed sections are swung into the position shown in Fig. 1. During this closing movement the initial swinging movement of the links 28 is eifected by temporarily stopping the movement of the pin 33 by its position in the upper end of the slot 35 and also by the fact that at this time the seat section is swinging about the point'l9and section 23 is turned down to a position adjacent the seat and the links 28 and legs 31 coiiperate in moving the section 27 to inoperative position beneath the seat.

It is to be understood that these bed sec- V tions are of suitable length for a bed and that the width of the bed is determined by the ends of the bed sections when in extended position.

We desire it to be understood that this i invention is not limited to any specific form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bed davenport, the combination of a seat member pivotally mounted near the front thereof and adapted to be'inverted, a.

mounted, a bed section carried by the seat member, a second bed section. connected to the first bed sectionand raised by the movement thereof, supporting links for the rear end of the second bed section, spaced pins on each of said links, and converging guide slots for said pins to cause movement of the links to an upright position when the seat is inverted.

3. In a bed davenport, with a frame having end walls, of a metal plate detachably secured to each end wall, forwardly swinging arms pivotally mounted on said plates, a seat section pivotaliy mounted on the free ends of said arms, a bed section carried by the seat, a second bed section connected to the first bed section and raised by the movements thereof, supporting links for the rear end of the second bed 4. In a bed davenport, the combination of side frames, a fixed back, a pair ofswinging arms carried by said side frames, means for limiting the swinging movement of said arms, a seat member swmgingly mounted on V.

the outer ends ofsaid arms, hinge links having their intermediate portions pivotally connected to the seat member, slotted brackthe combination,

ets secured to said seat member, a bed section carrying pins slidably mounted in the slots of said brackets and also pivotally connected to one of the ends of said hinge links, a second bed section connected to said hin e link at one end, supporting links pivotalTy connected to the other end of said second bed section, each supporting link carrying spaced pins, and converging guide slots engaging said pins to control the movement of 10 said hnks.

In testimony whereof, We afiix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. MEVES. FREDERICK G. HERRMANN. Witnesses:

FRANK R. FROEHLICH, G. E. STRASSBURGER. 

